A Mother’s Day message for all of our moms, with love, from Journey Therapy Center.
Today is for you.
For the mother who doesn’t just wear many hats, but builds them from scratch because no store ever carries the one she needs.
You are not merely strong. You are superhuman. You move mountains disguised as everyday moments – meltdowns in parking lots, speech therapy in the car, IEP meetings on three hours of sleep (if you’re lucky). You are the steady hands when everything feels too loud. You are the translator when words don’t come. The advocate when the world expects too much – or too little.
Did you know that on average, autism moms experience stress levels comparable to combat soldiers? And yet, you arm yourself every day with grace and patience and show up, gentle, fierce, exhausted, and always, endlessly, loving.
You do the invisible work that holds entire worlds together. You research while others rest. You plan for every “what if” because your child’s safety, success, and soul depend on it.
You have sat in rooms full of professionals and heard labels and timelines, and still, you choose hope. Every. Single. Time.
You dare to believe in magic when others only see metrics.
You’ve learned to celebrate every single inch of progress like it’s a mile. And that’s not just beautiful; it’s revolutionary.
A new word. A new food. Eye contact. A first friend.
You see the sacred in what others ignore as mundane.
And somehow, in all of this, you forget how extraordinary YOU are.
So let us remind you:
You are not doing it wrong. You are a hero.
You are writing a love story so powerful it rewires the definition of motherhood itself.
You are the mother of a child who thinks, feels, and loves differently, and what a miracle it is that they have you.
Happy Mother’s Day to the woman who redefines strength,
with arms made for holding space,
a heart made for boundless love,
and a soul built for the long, beautiful road ahead.
We recognize you for the blessing that you are, and we know you haven’t heard this enough:
Thank you.